Hey everyone, figured since a lot of things will be coming together soon I should put together a build thread for my truck. Haven't really thought of a good name for it since I really don't know where I am going with it. Maybe you guys will come up with something relative to where it's going haha.
So, on to the truck.
Its a 2005 GMC Canyon. I got it my Senior year of High School as a college truck. I found the truck doing AutoTrade searches on the internet to find trucks in my price range. I found this particular beauty in Alexandria, MN at Certified Auto Sales. I have got some dealership pictures back at home and will upload right here (next week):
It had 144,xxx miles and had two previous owners and then it was sent to auction, when Certified Auto Sales bought it. It had a bed extender, line-x bedliner, aluminum running boards, onstar, 6 speaker audio, 6 disk changer, 31x10.50R15 Nexan Roadian MT's (dealership put these on!), and the 3.5L. Everything was bone stock, and from what I can tell it was a highway commuter.
My Dad and I drove out there on a Friday morning at the wee hours of the morning. I was sick and slept most of the way there. After test driving the pickup I instantly fell in love, having never driven one. I knew I always wanted one, after owning a 98 S10 with 200k on it as well. I drove it home, still sick one of the most miserable drives I have ever had, and it got 21 MPG on the trip home.
My Dad and I have always been in to repairing vehicles together, and it is our main form of hanging out together. We got the truck home and diagnosed a few problems with the truck.
All of those things have been replaced/fixed and now on to the MODS
So, on to the truck.
Its a 2005 GMC Canyon. I got it my Senior year of High School as a college truck. I found the truck doing AutoTrade searches on the internet to find trucks in my price range. I found this particular beauty in Alexandria, MN at Certified Auto Sales. I have got some dealership pictures back at home and will upload right here (next week):
It had 144,xxx miles and had two previous owners and then it was sent to auction, when Certified Auto Sales bought it. It had a bed extender, line-x bedliner, aluminum running boards, onstar, 6 speaker audio, 6 disk changer, 31x10.50R15 Nexan Roadian MT's (dealership put these on!), and the 3.5L. Everything was bone stock, and from what I can tell it was a highway commuter.
My Dad and I drove out there on a Friday morning at the wee hours of the morning. I was sick and slept most of the way there. After test driving the pickup I instantly fell in love, having never driven one. I knew I always wanted one, after owning a 98 S10 with 200k on it as well. I drove it home, still sick one of the most miserable drives I have ever had, and it got 21 MPG on the trip home.
My Dad and I have always been in to repairing vehicles together, and it is our main form of hanging out together. We got the truck home and diagnosed a few problems with the truck.
- Faulty fuel pressure regulator
- Clogged vent tube to gas tank (overflow at pumps)
- Leaking water pump
- U-Joints
All of those things have been replaced/fixed and now on to the MODS